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US History Quiz #3
Question | Answer |
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when was the sugar act? | April 5, 1764 |
What was the sugar act? | A law placed by british parliament, set a tax on sugar and molasses |
why did England enforce a tax | financial instability from the french and indian war |
when was the stamp act | march 22 1765 |
what was the stamp act | a tax on all printed papers |
what is a nonimportation agreement | to boycott or not except british goods |
when were nonimportation agreements | 1765 |
who were the sons of liberty | led by sam adams, initiate to protest the stamp act, diff cities, not always peaceful |
who was sam adams | master of propaganda |
when was the stamp act congress | 1765 |
what was the stamp act congress | held in new york city to say tax is no good, britain can not tax them |
when was the declaratory act | 1766 |
what was the declaratory act | a act that repealed the stamp act yet stated they could tax whoever they wanted |
when was the townshend acts | 1767 |
what were the townshend acts | placed duties on lead paint tea glass and dyes |
what was a writ of assistance | basically a search warrant |
how many are killed in the boston massacre | 5 killed |
when was the boston massacre | march 5 1770 |
who is john adams | defense attorney for redcoats believed they deserved a righteous trial |